CORVALLIS - In the run-up to the Alamo Bowl between Oregon State and Texas, there have been four quarterbacks vying for two starting spots.

And then there were three.

Applewhite, the former Texas quarterback and new leader of the Longhorns offense in the wake of Bryan Harsin's move to Arkansas State, has decided to go with David Ash as his starter in the Dec. 29 bowl game against Oregon State.

Ash started the first 11 games of the season, going 8-3, before an injury put him in what had to seem a Wally Pipp-ish spot: Watching Case McCoy complete 17 consecutive passes against Kansas State.

Meanwhile in Corvallis, there was no such announcement from Beavers coach Mike Riley.